Cooking pot uprising

The Cooking Pot Uprising or Cooking Pot Riot was an uprising of convicts led by William Westwood in the penal colony of Norfolk Island, Australia. It occurred on 1 July 1846 in response to the confiscation of convicts' cooking vessels under the orders of the Commandant of the penal settlement, Major Joseph Childs.

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Cooking Pot Riot
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Cooking Pot Riot

Photograph of 'Murderers' Mound' on Norfolk Island

Photograph of 'Murderers' Mound' on Norfolk Island

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Cooking Pot Riot		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of 'Murderers' Mound' on Norfolk Island		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of 'Murderers' Mound' on Norfolk Island		Commons